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title: Build Engines
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DevSpace supports the following build engines:
- [Docker](./docker.mdx)
- [Buildkit](./buildkit.mdx)
- [Kaniko](./kaniko.mdx)
- [Custom](./custom.mdx)

If no build engine is explicitly defined for the respective image, DevSpace uses:
1. Docker (if docker is installed and the Docker daemon is running)
2. Kaniko (as a fallback for Docker)
